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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-09-15
MIR. COrncljuS Staphnp.ap'..

-. Mr.. Cornelius Stephenson's saw mill
and cotton gin wer burned in Johnston
county last Thursday. He had 40 inSur-
ancc and his loss was 50 900.
The fir>l paper 'olll wa, GnShed in
1871, and now, for nearly a century. paper
making has been AN industry IA that town.
lhe historic town of Salem Messrs.
Lee and Scranton, a new firm, have
started up the establishment, and their re-
vlval OF the business, after the lapse of
many years, is an important enterprise for
our sister town. Winston Republican.
80. Mr.. a. McBuie. of Fayetteville,
accidentally, so the Coroner's lnry said,
shot and killed a coored employee one dav
last week. Mr. McBue lent the gun up
against the house, and III some llnkuown
manner the hammer was struck. The gun
was discharged and the load was dScharg-
ed b. meath the chin OF the coiored man.
1t came out at the top of his head.
-. We are glad to know that every ear
penter and brickmason in Redsville is
taxed to its utmost capacity to meet the
demand for new buildings Four hand
some three story stores and a brick build
ing for the Citizens bank and a half dozen
or more handsome residences are either
under construction or the material is being
actively gathered together for that pur-
poSe.- Reidsville Weekly.
-. The Normal School for the negroes
has been moved from New Berne t0 Gods
boro- Al the last election the New Berue
negroes killed the New Berne Graded
schools; the Goldsboro negroes helped their
White friends to continue the Goldsboro
schools. New Berne negroes lose; Colds
boro negroes gain. Moral Negroes who
vote against schools don't deserve any
thing, and get what they desire.
,.. Thirty nine of the best farmers of
this section have made up their minds 10
stop The stealing and selling OF seed cotton.
They are organizing SO that several of
their number will visit almost daily every
cotton buyer in this section, and if they
shall find any violation OF The statute the
law Will be enforced to its fullest extent.
Choppers and tenants can not steal and
sell seed cotton without the aid of white
men with money.-Scotland Neck Demo
crat.
....A colored female, bearing the dis
tlngulshed name OF Sarah Benhart, was
put oil the train near Greensboro a few
nights ago. Her sister, Martha. then rock
ed the train. She was arrested. Com
mentlng on the affair The Greensboro
Workman drops into poetry" after this
fashion:
Throwing stones is the sorriast trade
That ever woman could 20 at,
For the spot they strike, if q strike is made
Is never the fellow they throw at
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[From Progressive Farmer.


Our Governors Palace, when completed
and finished, will have cost not less than
800, 900. We oppose this large expendi-
ture of money in this direction. We want
no such home for our Governor We
would have him live like citizen gentle
man and not like a money lord or king.
4 twenty-five thousand dollar residence is
good enough for any man, who is good
enough to be Governor of this unpreten
tious people. We are unalterably opposed
to any line of policy which precludes or
discouraSeS the middle class of our people
that class which is the bulwark of our
public morals and liberties--from aspiring
TO positions of trust and honor. Complete
that building with its palatial surround
ings and magnificent appointments and
dollar salary? No one except the man
who is too poor to have his shirt washed,
or the one who is so rich that he cares
nothing about the salary. We Shall call
upon the sensible, conservative tax layers
OF the State to demand of the mex i.egis-
lature that t be sold, and that home be
provided TO, our Governors which viii at
least not preclude the middle class from II
showing at the office The CHRONICLE de
sires to say that the projectors of the Nan
much as has already been expended OF it.
We know that Gov. Jarvis was informed
that it could be built for $25, O00.-ED,
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4 VILLAIN ASK ED.
From Winston Sentinel !

Two weeks ago a most villainous card
appeared simultaneously in the Republi
can papers of North Carolina, written by
John Nichols, of Ra iegh. and making a
personal attack on Josephus Daniels, Esq,
editor of the STATE CHRONICLE. The i'm
mediate cause Of its appearance was an edi-
torial criticism, in the CHRONICLE, upon
the appointment by Nichols of his son to
a cadetship at West Point C. S. Military
Academy
Not satisfied with an attempted defense,
and weak one it was, of his course,
Nichols attacked the personal character of
Mr.. Daniels and with all the Spitefuness
of narrow soul, attempted to silence by
personal abuse rather than by fair, manly
argument.
To this letter Mr.. Daniels made reply
which will stand as an example of the
most withering and at the same time the
most manly, gentlemanly reply to coward
ly attacks ever penned within the decade.
Mr.. Daniels not only proves him liar
but something so near akin to thief that
the most discriminating can scarcely find
a difference.
He not only proves Nichols to be a
demagogue but at the same time shows
himself to be a Christian gentleman.
This week Nichols vents his spite in a
column and a half of the vilest personal
filings, insinuating base charges against
the character Of Mr.. Daniels. when he
dares not make them as direct assertion.
Instead of discussing and attempting to
refute the charges brought by Mr.. Daniels,
he tries this same Old dodge and attempts
to substitute, 'scuss" and vituperation for
| an honest defense. 1t is blot upon the
fair name Of North Carolina that suoh a
man ever represented any portion of her
people i'll any capacity. Nichols is of the
Republicans, and owes his office as Con
/ gresham to their votes. Surely, surely
when the Republican party expects the
support of decent men, it should place be-
fore them moa Of integrity and worth,
Nichols will hardly be reelected and witt
such men as leaders the fate of the party
| is sealed
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RALEIGH n. G.. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1897.

would have seen that Judge Pearson was,
if plainly. not ''shabbily" dressed unless
he gre.rlv departed in his latter years,
when >ucw him, from the HABITS of his
youth and, AS to his insignificant appear
ance, GiORHAM may have thought it such,
but me who intelligently looked upon
that lassive forehead, and these lumi-
nous r.YES, such as no man nor lynx nor
lion of this century bore elsewhere" could
doubt that NAN approved by the signet
of the gods was before him.
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VOL. XVII.

per hundred pounds, and 40 cents per
hundred pounds to Wilmington. Finer
cabbage are grown nowhere than in the
Western part of North Carolina, and there
IS no good reason why the farmers should
not make money by supplying Eastern
markets. The editor of the CHRONICLE,
while in Henderson county this summer,
learned that many farmers made big money
raising cabbages for the Charleston mar
ket. 1t is no uncommon thing to see cab
bages weighing twenty pounds. The aver
age price is five cents per pound and far
mers have been known to make $3.50 on a
single acre. With the certainty Of good
prices and large profits. it is inexplicable
to Us why so few, comparatively, of the
Western farmers raise cabbages for ship
ment
THEY are having trouble in Ohio over
the mixed school question. In some places
branch schools for the colored people are
maintained. All the colored children left
them and went to the white schools. Result:
White children leave school in fury and
negro teachers have no pupils. It is very
clear that those who suffer are the children
of the poor white men. Rich men can
pay for the tuition Of their children. The
children of the poor must either suffer the
degradation of daily intercourse, on equal
terms, with the negro, or 90 without an
education. When the school committeeman
re-elected teachers. EoT A SINGLE NEGRO
TEACHER WAS ELECTED. Talk as much as the
will, the people of the North have the rae
prejudice They are anxious for South
ern whites TO live on terms of equal
ity with the negro, but they will not do it
themselves. In the translation Of The
Fables Of -Esop and Others, the Rev,
Samuel Croxall, D. D., gives the following
story of '.The Blackamoor'':
a certain man having bought Black
amoor was 50 simple as TO think that the
color of his skin was only dirt and filth
which he contracted for want Of due care
under his former master. This fault he
imagined might easily be removed. 50 he
ordered the poor Blackamoor TO be put
into tub. and was at considerable charge
/ IN providing ashes, soap and Scrubbng
brushes for the operation. To work they
went rubbing and securing his skin all
day but to no manner Of purpose. for
I when they had repeated their washinSs
! several times and We're grown quite weary.
/ all they got by it was that the wretched
! Blackamoor caught cold and died
/ This fable teaches that you cannot make
4 a white man out of a negro. This IS not
/ the fault Of the Blackamoor but it IS fate
I that the Ethiopian cannot change his
Y skin
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Take Ayers Pills and be cured. Misery
is mild word to describe the sufferings
of body and mind, caused by habitual con-
stipation. A moderate use of Ayers Pills
will invariably regulate the bowels.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-09-15

Col. Higginson has written paper on
a new kind of bonds-the New England
vagabonds." They are coupon oon9s- &
cut off from society. Burlington Free
Press,
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-09-15
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Negro Knights OF Labor.
From Goldsboro Argus. |

Recently i'll parts OF this county and
Wilson there has been much confusion and
trouble Iii securing the picking out of cot
ton. Quite number o. negroes have
been remaining in absolut, ideness while
the fields have been stea lily whitening
under the genial sun which has been
Frightening the prospects and hopes of our
people for these TWO weeks past. When
approached in reference to picking cotton
these negroes have almost uniformly stat
ed that they had orders not to pick for
less than a certain price. At the same
time many of them have declared their
Willingness to pick for the price offered
but declared that they wer, afraid to do it.
Whence came these orders. 1t is charged
that they came from the Knights of Labor.
1t is almost certain that the organization
of these negroes is in the hands of white
men, and it is more than suspected that
the purpose is to hold them steadily in
hand for political purposes. We warn
those in charge of the movement that they
are seriously Gripping the poor white men
of the country. Nearly all of the cotton
raised III the country except such as is
raised by the negroes is raised by white
tenants. These white tenants are Deepen
dent IN large measure upon the negroes to
pick out their cotton. How will they rel
ish this new move of Republican leaders
who have for years been trying o persuade
poor white men that Republicans were
their friends. The Argus is friend to all
laboring men-it believes in paying them
every cent that it is possible to pay them;
but il can never consent that the negroes
shall be used TO THE INJURY or THE rooR
WHITES OF THE COUNTRY.
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The "old reliable"-Dr. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-09-15


From an interview with the President by
Ballard Smith, of the New York World.
When We were .again alone, | referred
to the absorption of his work "There are
duties to be DONE he said and must do
them. 1t has happened that my life has
been a labOrious one always, with practi-
cally no recreation. | am now fifty yone
years old. When my professional labors
had secured to Ii. something of compe-
tency and the right a.. 4 opportunity for
leisure, | was called upon ~ perform pub
lie duties much more arduous ,n.-, any
which had pertained to my private life.
AS you know, the duties at Albany We're
hardly less exacting in their nature-per-
haps only in their extent-than those of
| this office. | have now come to IA time Of
| life, and particularly to an epoch in my
| life, when should gladly welcome leisure
and freedom from responsibility. | may
say that have just begun to live in all
that is best and truest in life" He
means that he has just begun to live since
| he married.-ED. CHRONICLE.
! When alluded to the possibility that the
coming presidential campaign might still,
nevertheless, find him again exposed to its
anxieties and responsibilities, he said:
''The aspersions, the Misrepresentation,
the ISLANDERS as to motives, as to acts, as
| TO purpOSeS-What were allurcinent OF con
| tinued Office could entce one facing all
these, and knowing just what they ncan"
But" l suggested, 'if you pursue the
course you did at Albany all this will not
affect you, so far, at least, as outward in
dications goT'
''For myself, it is true" the President
replied, ''the excitement and the require
ments of campaign would make little diff
ference in my daily walk. should pursue
the course of to day and of yesterday and
of the day before that, and Of all the days
since | came here. But can only repeat
to you, with full sense of what the words
imply, that can understand no tempta-
ton and no reason, except his sense Of his
obligations as a citizen, which could per
suade President to desire a second term. "
Capt. Kitchen will Pension the Teacher.
From Goldsboro Argus
Recently in an examination of teachers
for the public schools in county not far
from this the examiner asked one teacher
''what is the meaning of the Civil Service
Law" Quick as flash came the answer
war and confusion The name Of this
taachar will ha furnished G,nt kitcbap
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DrR Western exchanges are urging far
mers to raise enough cabbages to supply
Eastern North Carolina. The freight rate
from Asheville to Raleigh is only 30 cents
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FROM MURPHY TO MANTEO.
SON e THINGS THAT AR E HAPPEN.
ING IN NORTH CAROLINA.

What las Happened in the Good Old
Its Readers.
CHRONICLE in every section Of the State
are requested to aid us in making this de-
partmeut an accurate record, in brief of
the news from Murphy to Manteo. Send
Us a postal card whenever anything of
public interest transpires in your neigh
borhood or section of country You will
AID us and give prominence to your sec
tlon Send on the postal cards EDITOR |
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-30
At. Iauis Grain ana Provisions.

Butter-Firm; creamery 1926 dairy 1921.
Eg6s-Frm; ll49lsc.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-30
Tired Of Chamberlain.

TORONTO, Oct 29-The Globe speaking
of Mr.. Chamberlain's appointment on the
fisheries commission says: Mr.. Chamber
lain's commission should be withdrawn.
He has succeeded in rousing the dislike Of
Americans OF all shades of political opinion
by his clumsy, ill-tempered indiscretion.
The man has almost destroyed the
chances that an honorable and equitable
settlement may be reached, and has shown
himself entirely deficient in the tact and
good sense that are required to repair
the damage he has done If the British
government does not recall his commission
and give it TO some cool-headed man, they
must assume the foremost responsibility
for the dreadful troubles likely to come
from failure of the pending negotiations:
If the government of Canada were careful
of the interests of the dominion they would
instantly request the insupersion of Mr..
Chamberlain. He has already done more
to imperil the amity of three governments
than all the Gloucester poachers, Canadian
cruisers and Behring sea revenue cutters
put together
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-30
Chicago Jail IN Danger.

CHICAGO, Oct 29-An evening paper
says there is an anarchistic plot to break or
blow up the Jail, the police think, but eX-
traordinary precautions are being takeu to
Illustrate its inception. One arrest already
has been made, and there is likely TO be
more arrests made tonight. The person
arrested. boy, was seen lettering about
Jail last Thursday, in company of man.
When the couple found they were being
watched, they attempted TO run away. The
boy was captured, but the man escaped,
The police. in searching the boy, discovered
several papers giving description of the
Jail, The police are now endeavoring to
lind the man who escaped and are preServ-
ing the utmost secrecy In the matter.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-30
PUBLIC
ANNOUNCEMENT.

On and after November 1st
I shall adopt and adhere
to the Cash On delivery OF goods
system OF doing business.
Positively no goods will be sold
by me to anyone upon other
terms than above mentioned My
reasons for this are as follows:
First-I save the time and eX-
pense and avoid the labor (Which
is great) Of keeping q set OF books.
Second-IavOid the unpleasant
ness that sometimes arises be-
cause Of errors in accounts
Third-I avoid the extremely
disagreeable and labOriOus task
Of collecting accounts.
FOurth-My customers VIII not
be annoyed by having past due
store bills" presented for payment
at announcement times and places.
Fifth VIII not be compelled TO
add a large per cent 20 the cost Of
my goods TO cover losses by Dad
debts, which are made by all ner-
chants who sell goods On credit
SIXTH can and VIII sell more
goods for cash than any mer-
chant can afford 70 who does d
credit business.
To my friends who have IL the
past ten years favored me with
their patronage and have paid
their accounts as honest men a.
WAYS do 7 wish TO extend ny
thanks Tor the evidence they have
given me Of their cash system Of
pay as you go which 1 have
adopted they choose TO continue
their patronage T shall DO NY
best 20 merit it.
7. L. HO DC + i,
$50 East Douglas Avenue.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-30
Life Insurance,

There are some that are carrying life poll
cies that are not aware of the fact that if
they should die only the face value of their
policies would be paid, they losing, all surplus
earnings. Also If they should lapse they
will lose all surplus and only get paid up
policy for about 90 per cent of the state re-
serve. Not so if You are irsured in the Mas
sachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company,
for under the famous new non forfeiture
law Of Massachusetts, in case of death the
surplus will be added to the policy and paid
to the beneficiary. And if the policy lapses
the full insurance values will be paid in cash
or the paid up insurance is binding upon the
company without any action on the part Of
the insured. If you want life insurance call
upon J. Ii. KNAPP,
General Agent, Or
Rev. n. Z. HARMON,
Special Agent,
Massachusetts, Mutual Life ms. Co. General
Office, room Biting Block, Wichita, Kan.
d141-1t*
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-30
Windy Gordon.

PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 29-General Gorcon,
governor of Georgia, delivered campaign
speech here to-day. He denied having ever
been a member of the ku-klux, or any
other organization, except one formed for
tue maintenance of law and order. The
light vote of his state in the presidential
election, he explained by stating that the
colored people, finding they had been rob
bed by the carpet-bag element after the
war, would no longer affiliate with the Re
publican party in presidential elections.
and the mass of them not caring to vote
with the Democracy had simply refrained
from voting at all, in the temperance law
and other questions of seat interest, he said
the full vote of both colored and white
people was cast without interference or re
straints. The main points of his address
were identical with those Of his Cincinnati
speech
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-30
Embarrassing News.

CHEYENNE. Wyo., Oct 29.-The as
signees of NJ. Z. Post Sc Co., banking
house, today filed a schedule Of assets and
liabilities with the probate court. The total
assets are $96, 403 rs; liabilities $511, 007 IS.
Balance Of assets over Liabilities $417,-
1850.
Baker 81 johnson, wholesale grocers,
were closed by the attachments OF ]. r.
Gordon, of Nebraska, for $4,000. A
chattle mortgage was subsequently, fled
against the concern by the banking house
of L. A. Kent for $45, 000 The liabilities
will reach IN the neighborhood Of 500, 600;
assets unknown.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-30
Resolute Anarchists.

New YORK, Oct, GA meeting held
under the ausTices Of the knights of Labor
took place tonight In Union Square to pro-
test against the hanging Of the condemned
Chicago anarchists. About z, 600 persons
were present. Inspector Williams COM
manded the police force Of $50 In the
square and kept them as much as possible
out of sight Resolutions were passed call
ing upon the courts of the nation to imme-
diately release the condemned men and pro.
viding for the appointment of committee
to proceed to Illinois to wait on Governor
Oglesby, If the supreme court fails to grant
q
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-30
The Coroner's Verdict.

CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-The inquest on the
murdered man supposed to be Barney
Heran, Of Rochester, Pa, who was taken
from gondola Car at the Union depot yes
terday morning, was held by Deputy Bar
rett, at the county hospital today. Very
little was developed TO throw further light
on the mystery of the mans sdeath. De
tective Tyrell testified to finding tuft of
human hair In the coupe which was Of
lighter color and finer than the dead mans
He said the man was certainly In the car.
rage and killed instantly, as there were no
evidences of a struggle. The jury return
ed verdict OF death by pistol shot fired
by an unknown hand,
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-30
Editor Shot,

CINCINNATI, Oct pa special dis
patch from Ashland, O., says that W II.
Reynolds, editor of the Times, was shot
and killed this morning by James Mason,
brother Of G. D. Mason, of Ashland, who
has q libel suit against Reynolds. This
morning Reynolds was collecting evidence
in the case, when he met Mason and an
alteration ensued, ending by his being
shot Mason was arrested.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-30
Threatens to Resign,

SAN FRANCIsco, Oct. 29.-Private letters
received from Apla, Samoan Islands, state
that the United States consul, Harold NJ
Sewell. intends to offer bis resignation
unless the state department supports him
In what he did during the trouble at the
Samoan Islands. Since Apia was taken,
the Germans have had some difficulty with
the natives, and proclamations have been
torn down and burned The natives
threated to fight unless MalietOa is rein
stated, and IN one instance a village was
burned by the invaders.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-30
No Don b. Died There.

NASHVILLE, Oct. IA special 10 the
American. from Carpenter Station. SAYS:
l he negro boy who attempted rape on Miss
Kelly several weeks ago. was arrested yes
terday after some trouble. He resisted
arrest, and WAS backed up by fifty negroes
who were frightened off by a large number
of farmers who We're with the officers. He
admitted the attempt 10 rape the young
lady. At last accounts, says the special
the negro was under tree ON the side Of
the road
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-30
Freight Depot Burned,

Los ANGELES, Cal, Oct 29-The most
extensive fire In the history Of Los An
geles broke out at the California Central
railway freight depot last night. 1t started
In an oil car on the track near the depot
In few minutes the whole freight depot,
over 600 feet long, was In flames. The
building was consumed with all its
contents. 1t was full of freight About
twenty freight cars loaded with various
classes of goods were burned. -Four Pull
man and several passenger coaches were
partly burned. The loss is roughly csti-
mated at 100000. 1t is understood there
was no insurance